Immigration is about numbers. Nothing else.

It's about time we recognised that the immigration issue is not about racism but about numbers. I really don't think that many - if any - people are concerned about the colour or ethnic background of the people ahead of them in the queue for the doctor's appointment. Or the school place for their child.

The reason why we have difficulty in getting a doctor's appointment or a school place is not because of the ethnicity of the people who are also trying to get an appointment or a place for their kids, it is because of the numbers of people who are doing the same thing. The 'supply' of these things has fallen behind the 'demand' because we have not been able to keep pace with the numbers of people wanting and needing these things to be provided.

And the reason why this is happening is that we have no idea how many people are coming into this country so that we can plan ahead and match supply and demand. And the reason why we cannot do this is because we have no control over the numbers of people who come here. We don't know what the numbers will be and therefore we simply cannot plan to meet their needs.

And so they - incomers - suffer, and so do the rest of us as pressure increases on housing, healthcare, education etc.

It's really quite simple. If we know how many people will be coming to the UK - regardless of their background, ethnic or religious standing, we can gear up to meet their needs. If we don't we cannot.

This is not in any way a racist issue. I'm not suggesting in any way that we should stop people from coming here. But unless we know what the numbers will be - Labour said migration would be 13,000 in 2004 and in reality it was more than a million - we simply cannot hope to match supply and demand.

All of the above is what UKIP is saying. That we need a points-based system like Canada or Australia but essentially that we need to know what the numbers will be.

I'm not a UKIP supporter but I am a UKIP defender. Calling this stance 'racist' is just stupid. And completely missing the point.

Please stop taking all this establishment and media bullshit as gospel. Their agenda is to stop change; to stop anyone who threatens their cozy lifestyle. To undermine UKIP at every turn. As I say I'm not a 'kipper, but I will defend their logic where it stacks up. Labour and the Tories are now falling over themselves to impose punitive benefits policies that will deter immigration. Policies that are, if anything, more draconian than anything UKIP is suggesting. But still calling UKIP 'racist'?

Think about this and wake up to the reality. UKIP is the only party advocating control and understanding the numbers. So that we might be able to solve the problem. I'm not saying vote for them. I am saying stop calling them racist, because it's simply not true.

Thanks for reading.